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Right now, that too is up for speculation, as it’s unclear whether the original format will return or something else entirely.

Earlier in 2019, Cowell cryptically told The Sun: “Next year the main X Factor show will change again and we’ve got something very, very exciting, that I can’t get into yet, but it’s a four-year plan.”